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David23633973yjr1
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February 20, 2025
Question

Specific project won't open, won't import

  • February 20, 2025
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Hey, I have a project file that will not open. It crashes Premeire at the same point (34%) while opening and I can not seem to figure it out. Other projects open fine. I've tried Premiere 25.1, 25 and the last version of 24. I've tried older auto-saves and of course tried deleting the caches, resetting preferences and whatnot. I did also try importing the project into a new project. I've even tried opening it up without my media drives attached, so everthing should offline.

 

What else can I try?

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    Peru Bob
    Community Expert
    Peru BobCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    February 20, 2025

    Just a long shot:

    Try opening it in Safe Mode.

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    David23633973yjr1Author
    Participating Frequently
    February 20, 2025

    I tried all of the options that you get when you hold SHIFT when opening Pr, is that Safe Mode?

     

    I got the project open about an hour later. I'm not 100% sure what fixed it, but I updated a CrumplePop audio plugin and then also messed around with OneDrive (one audio files was linked to a file syncronized by OneDrive.)

     

    The project opens now, although it does sit at ~30% for a full minute before opening. Thanks.

      Kevin J. Monahan Jr.
      Kevin J. Monahan Jr.
      Legend
      February 20, 2025

      Hey there, @David23633973yjr1,

      I think you already sleuthed out the culprit. OneDrive. Don't keep any files related to "working" Premiere Pro projects on OneDrive or any other drive synching software. It can lead to issues just like this. It's not a widely known issue, but it might be at the heart of a lot of problems for video editors out there. Thanks for drilling down with us. Sorry for the hassle.

       

      Thanks,
      Kevin

       

      Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community and Engagement Strategist – Adobe Pro Video and Audio
        MyerPj
        Community Expert
        MyerPjCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        February 20, 2025

        While I've not seen this help for anything specifically like this, in Preferences/Audio Hardware set Default Input to No Input.

        You could go in the other direction and install the beta build and see if that would help.

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